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Gail, Edgar

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FIDEFIDE 12904120· Male· Germany· Born in 1962

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Edgar Gail, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1737. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 13 months (2010–2011), 12 months (2012–2013), 14 months (2016–2017), 21 months (2017–2019), 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025. His peak of 1852 was reached at age 48 (Sep 2010).

Current rating

1737

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1852

−115 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 48

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#96,963

#96,963 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1613 → 1764
Jun 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1764 → returned at 1737
Jun 2024
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1643 → returned at 1641
Apr 2020
2017
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1660 → returned at 1641
Sep 2017
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Jun 2016
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1688 → returned at 1660
Jun 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mio Runhan Liu 1,571
9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025 · Aug 2025 · +5.6 Elo
Evolution
-27
1764 → 1737
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
1/ 520.0%
1W0D4L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsMio Runhan Liu1,571·9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025·R2·+5.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsChristian Schueers1,622·9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025·R5·-13.2
2.[L]vsOskar Feldhammer1,710·9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025·R3·-10.8
3.[L]vsJan Bartsch1,885·9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025·R1·-6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20251/4#971506-27.2
Worst Elo result: 9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025 (-27.2 Elo, finished #97).

Rankings

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Germany
#9,385
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#68,917
in continent
World
#96,962
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
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3
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3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
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9385🇩🇪Gail, Edgar1,737
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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96962🇩🇪Gail, Edgar1,737